KDE Plasma 6.8 will deliver faster external GPU performance, resizable virtual display resolutions, scalable emojis, and pixel-precise monitor positioning.

Arch Linux’s August 2026 ISO ships with Linux kernel 7.1.5, glibc 2.44, Binutils 2.47, systemd 261.2, KDE Plasma 6.7.3, and updated packages.

The nineteenth major NetBSD release adds 64-bit RISC-V support, more Linux-compatible system calls, and numerous new device drivers.

Statcounter reports Linux at 10.65% of desktop usage in North America, with Cloudflare data lending further support to the milestone.

File Browser is ending active development, with version 2.63.22 serving as its final planned release before the repository is archived.

The latest Woodpecker CI release introduces custom AppArmor profiles for the Docker backend, stronger security defaults, and improved Kubernetes handling.

The EU’s age verification project confirms hardware-bound attestation is mandatory, raising concerns over Linux, custom ROMs, and open-source access.

The new AerynOS installation image adds experimental OpenZFS data-drive support, systemd 261.2, and the latest repository changes.

Collabora is bringing Mesa’s open-source RADV Vulkan driver to Windows, with the experimental port already capable of launching Counter-Strike 2.

Catch up on the latest Linux news: Arch Linux August ISO, COSMIC 1.5, Shotcut 26.7, Nano 9.2, Xen 4.22, Linux desktop market share surpasses 10% in North America, and more.

KDE Linux is now 83% of the way toward its Beta milestone, while adding automatic runtime installation for Java and DOS applications.

Google has started offering native ARM64 Linux builds of Chrome for Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE through its official download page.

NVIDIA releases its 610.57 New Feature Branch driver for Linux, delivering fixes for Vulkan, kernel module builds, displays, and stability.

Rhythmbox 3.5 music player debuts with a new default playback backend, improved lyrics support, podcast upgrades, and a gPodder.net plugin.

FFmpeg 9.0 arrives with animated WebP support, Vulkan acceleration for APV, ProRes RAW VideoToolbox decoding, and new GPU-powered filters.

Uptime Kuma 2.5 introduces an NTP monitor, a rootless Docker image, unlimited check intervals, new notification providers, and multiple bug fixes.

The universal document converter celebrates its 20th birthday with support for dozens of input and output formats, filters, templates, citations, and more.

Bottles 65 improves Windows app and game management on Linux with Steam integration, backups, file associations, and numerous fixes.

Decimen is an open-source web app that moves files between devices through an animated QR stream, requiring no direct network connection, pairing, account, or native app.

RawTherapee 5.13, a raw image processing app, is out with Rec. 2020 as the new default working profile, sharper HiDPI previews, and ARM improvements.

Tails 7.10.1 patches critical Linux kernel and Expat vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to gain administrator privileges.